Prison release imminent for reality star ‘The Situation’

FILE - This March 29, 2018 file photo shows Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino at the premiere of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" in Los Angeles. Sorrentino is scheduled to be released from prison in Otisville, New York, on Thursday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prison’s website. He and brother pleaded guilty last year to tax offenses related to nearly $9 million in income.
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NEWARK, N.J.

"Jersey Shore" cast member Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is about to regain his freedom.

The Federal Bureau of Prison's website says the reality television star is scheduled to be released from prison in Otisville, New York, on Thursday. His publicist confirmed his pending release to NJ.com.

Sorrentino has served about eight months for tax evasion. He and brother pleaded guilty last year to tax offenses related to nearly $9 million in income. Marc Sorrentino was sentenced to two years.

At his sentencing last fall, The Situation told the judge that he was trying to overcome years of drug and alcohol abuse.